Between 1981 and 1991, photographer Jonathan Ganley was regularly
taking photos of bands and gigs in Auckland. At first he concentrated on
the big names of post-punk when they played here, such as the
Clash, New Order, and The Fall, "and then I caught some of the first and second wave of Flying Nun throughout the rest of the Eighties".

"It
had to be music that I loved, or I wasn't interested in photographing
the band," he says "and in 2009 I began posting these photos on
my blog, pointthatthing.com. I chose the name as a tribute to the Clean but also because it seemed photographically appropriate.

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